Sirach 16:2 (WEB)
If they multiply, don’t delight in them unless the fear of the Lord is in them.
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“For one who fears God is better than a thousand impious sons, as the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying, “O son, do not delight in ungodly sons, though they multiply to thee, except the fear of the Lord be with them.”)” — editor's note: Ecclus. xvi. 1, 2. The words in parenthesis are not found in many editions.
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